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Record of Amendments
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Date Entered 11 Oct 19 13 Oct 19 29 Oct 19 27 Mar 20
Amended By Simon Kelsey Simon Kelsey Simon Kelsey Simon Kelsey
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Revision Highlights
Revision 5, March 2020
3.1.2.2 Mac and Linux-based Pilot Clients Revised to clarify that XSquawkbox now features AFV native integration for Mac users.
3.2.1.4 xSquawkbox for X-Plane Revised to reflect native AFV integration in XSB 2.0+
Revision 4, October 2019
3.2.1.3 swift Added line to clarify that FSUIPC is required if the AFV standalone is used with FS9/FSX/P3D.
3.2.1.5 Non-Supported Clients - Squawkbox 4 for FS9/FSX, FSINN Added section to clarify that FSUIPC is required.
3.2.3 AFV Client Configuration Added detail for 'Use FSUIPC with FS9/FSX/P3D' checkbox.
4.2.3 Amplitude Corrected image and text.
4.4.3 SELCAL Corrected SELCAL syntax in 4.4.3.2 VATSIM Implementation to clarify that a hyphen is required between the SELCAL letter groups.
5.3.5 UNICOM and Air to Air Communications Clarified 122.800 MHz effective range.
5.4.3.1 VHF Aliasing Clarified how VHF aliases work
6.3.1 Monitoring or Observing Other Stations Added caution note regarding the XC button
Revision 3, October 2019
3.1 System Requirements Added details of supported operating systems and requirement for .NET Framework 4.7.2.
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3.2.1.3 Swift Updated text to reflect AFV support now integrated in swift from v0.9.3.
Revision 2, October 2019
3.2 Installation Amended to clarify that swift users will initially be required to use the AFV Standalone Client.
3.2.2 Controllers Added detailed instructions for Euroscope, VRC and vERAM/vSTARS
FAQs ? Controllers Added FAQ "Can I use AFV during Sweatbox training sessions?"
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Preface ....................................................................................................... 2
Record of Amendments...................................................................................................... 2 Revision Highlights............................................................................................................. 2
Introduction ............................................................................................... 7
System Description............................................................................................................. 7 Credits .................................................................................................................................. 7 The AFV Team ...................................................................................................................... 7 VATSIM Development Team ................................................................................................ 7 Special Thanks...................................................................................................................... 8
Definitions .................................................................................................. 9
AFV Initial Setup and Configuration ...................................................... 12
System Requirements ...................................................................................................... 12 AFV Standalone Client ........................................................................................................ 12 Pilot Clients ......................................................................................................................... 13 Installation ......................................................................................................................... 13 Pilots.................................................................................................................................... 13 Controllers ........................................................................................................................... 14 AFV Client Configuration..................................................................................................... 17 Optimising your Audio Quality ........................................................................................ 20 Microphone Selection.......................................................................................................... 20 Microphone Placement ....................................................................................................... 21 Transmitting Technique ................................................................................................... 21 Before Transmitting ............................................................................................................. 21 Whilst Transmitting.............................................................................................................. 21 Stuck PTTs.......................................................................................................................... 22 After Transmitting ................................................................................................................ 22
Radio Propagation Theory...................................................................... 23
Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 23 Properties of Radio Waves............................................................................................... 23 Wavelength ......................................................................................................................... 23 Frequency ........................................................................................................................... 24 Amplitude ............................................................................................................................ 24 Modulation........................................................................................................................... 24 Characteristics of VHF Radio Communications ............................................................ 26
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Propagation ......................................................................................................................... 26 AFV Implementation............................................................................................................ 27 Channel Spacing ................................................................................................................. 28 Characteristics of HF Radio Communications............................................................... 29 Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 29 Propagation ......................................................................................................................... 29 SELCAL............................................................................................................................... 30 AFV Implementation............................................................................................................ 31
Flying with AFV........................................................................................ 32
Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 32 AFV and your aircraft's Audio Control Panel ................................................................. 32 VHF Operation ................................................................................................................... 32 General................................................................................................................................ 32 Signal Degradation.............................................................................................................. 32 Scenarios ............................................................................................................................ 33 Transmitting and Receiving Behaviour ............................................................................... 35 UNICOM and Air to Air Communications ............................................................................ 35 Simultaneous (Blocked) Transmissions .............................................................................. 36 HF Operation ..................................................................................................................... 37 General................................................................................................................................ 37 HF Range ............................................................................................................................ 37 Tuning an HF Station .......................................................................................................... 37 AFV HF Features ................................................................................................................ 38 HF Radio Operating Techniques ........................................................................................ 38
Controlling with AFV ............................................................................... 40
Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 40 Setup .................................................................................................................................. 40 General................................................................................................................................ 40 Logging on to an ATC Position ........................................................................................... 40 The AFV VCCS Panel ........................................................................................................ 41 Monitoring or Observing Other Stations.............................................................................. 42 Standalone User Interface .................................................................................................. 43 Transceivers ...................................................................................................................... 45 Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 45 Multi-Frequency Operation and Cross-Coupling........................................................... 46 Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 46 Cross-Coupling Methods..................................................................................................... 46
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